Roles of the Northern Goddess by Hilda Ellis Davidson.pdf

ROLES OF THE NORTHERN

GODDESS

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While much work has been done on goddesses of the ancient world

and the male gods of pre-Christian Scandinavia, the northern goddesses

have been largely neglected. Roles of the Northern Goddess presents

a highly readable study of the worship of these goddesses by both men

and women. Drawing on evidence from early literature, popular tradition,

legend and archaeology, this book investigates the many roles of the

northern goddess. The early hunting-goddess was a powerful figure

worshipped by men across northern Europe and Asia. Local goddesses

were worshipped in relation to all aspects of the shared work of the

household and farm. Moreover, there were links between the goddess

and sovereignty, and thus with northern rulers. The goddess emerges

from these writings as both benevolent and destructive, a powerful liminal

figure closely concerned with birth and death and with the destiny of

individuals.

Illustrated with photographs and detailed figures, Roles of the

Northern Goddess will be an invaluable guide for all those studying

religion, mythology and anthropology.

Hilda Ellis Davidson has been a lecturer at Royal Holloway College

and Birkbeck College, London, Vice-President of Lucy Cavendish

College, Cambridge, and President of the London Folklore Society.

Her many publications include The Anglo-Saxon Sword (1962), Gods

and Myths of Northern Europe (1964) and The Lost Beliefs of

Northern Europe (1991).

ROLES OF THE

NORTHERN

GODDESS

— •♦• —

Hilda Ellis Davidson

London and New York

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